JULY 29, 1952
NOVEMBER 6, 1956
NOVEMBER 3, 1964
NOVEMBER 8, 1966
NOVEMBER 3, 1970
FEBRUARY 1, 1972
OCTOBER 27, 1979
SEPTEMBER 11, 1982
APRIL 16, 1988
OCTOBER 6, 1990
NOVEMBER 18, 1995
NOVEMBER 5, 1996
NOVEMBER 3, 1998
OCTOBER 20, 2007

There shall be a Fire Department for the City of Baton Rouge as extended by this Plan of Government. It shall consist of the Fire Chief, who shall be head of the department, and such other officers and employees of
such ranks and grades as may be provided by the Metropolitan Council. It shall be responsible for providing fire protection within the boundaries of the City of Baton Rouge and not elsewhere in the Parish, and any service
rendered outside such area, except in accordance with a mutual assistance agreement, shall be rendered only with the approval of the Chief or acting chief, who shall not approve such outside service in any case in which the
assistance given will detract from the protection provided within the boundaries of the City of Baton Rouge. The City Council shall, immediately after the first day of January 1949, provide by the issuance of bonds approved by
the resident property taxpayers qualified to vote in the City of Baton Rouge or by the issuance of excess revenue bonds, for the construction of fire houses and a fire alarm system and the purchase of equipment sufficient to
furnish adequate fire protection throughout the City. It shall also be the duty of the Council to increase the number of employees of the department to man adequately all of the City's firefighting equipment. (As amended October
20, 2007)

The Metropolitan Council shall have, except as provided in this Plan of Government, all the powers and duties relating to the organization and activities of the Fire Department conferred or imposed on the City of
Baton Rouge by its charter and general laws of the state. The Fire Chief shall be in direct command of the department and, subject to the provisions of Chapter 9 of The Plan of Government, shall have power to appoint and remove
all other officers and employees of the department. He shall assign all members of the department to their respective posts, shifts, details and duties. He shall make rules and regulations, consistent with this Plan of
Government, the ordinances of the Council and the laws of the state, concerning the operation of the Fire Department, the conduct of its officers and employees, their equipment, training and discipline, and the penalties to be
imposed for the infraction of such rules and regulations, which rules and regulations, when approved by the Council, shall be binding on all members of the department.

SECTION 7.03
Continuance of Civil Service Status
Existing Members of the Fire Department

All Regular full-time officers and employees of the Fire Department of the City of Baton Rouge and all regular full-time firemen employed by East Baton Rouge Parish on the first day of January 1949, are hereby
continued as members of the City Fire Department in their present ranks and grades, and shall hold such positions until promoted, demoted, transferred or removed as provided in Chapter 9 of this Plan of Government. All regular
full-time employees of Fire Protection District Number One of East Baton Rouge Parish shall also be transferred to the City Fire Department without competitive examination, provided they meet all requirements for admission to
competitive examinations.